Overview

Founded in 1965, the Regional Research Institute creates learning opportunities and provides research support for faculty members and students, while serving as an internationally prominent center for the advancement of regional science. Click here for a current RRI brochure. The Institute sponsors scholarly seminars and workshops. It also maintains numerous regional science listservs.

The RRI provides seed grants to tenured and tenure track WVU faculty with interests in any aspect of regional research and analysis, including but not limited to studies of economy, land use, environment, energy, industry and socio-economic welfare, and human environmental interactions. Preference is given to proposals that have the greatest potential for future external funding. Each award supports a graduate research assistant for the academic year along with $1,000 for reference materials or conference travel.

Since 1999, the Institute has published the Web Book of Regional Science which makes it possible for instructors to choose from a menu to design courses that are appropriate for their students. The Web Book is a valuable learning resource used world-wide by teachers and professionals alike.

Located near the intersection of I-68 and I-79, Morgantown, West Virginia is 70 miles south of Pittsburgh and 200 miles west of Baltimore and Washington, DC. The Institute is located on the evansdale campus of West Virginia University, across from the WesBanco on University Avenue, suite 3010. Click here for directions to RRI. We also invite you to visit key sites in West Virginia and at West Virginia University.